unattended repair of windows installation

[synecology]

hey guys

we often repair windows installations when changing motherboards or IO subsystems in servers or client-class machines.

i was wondering if it was possible to fully automate this procedure? (start the installation, push enter to install windows (not R for recovery), it'll detect the old version of windows at which point you push R to repair it.

is this possible to do?

i posted this question in some microsoft support forums and it was suggested to me to try NTUpgrade=Yes, however that seems to do nothing.

we will be using this for both XP and 2003 server

any information that you have would be very much appreciated

thanks

[Sonic]

I'm interesting too !!! but for an unattented cd we use OEM preinstall method and it's for new pc only ... for unattented repair I think we must sort of h*ck / "bidouiller" (in french !) the method ....

Goodbye.

[durex]

The few times Ive seen this subject come up, ppl have always said it cant be done.... or at least they didnt know if there was a way.

[cyberloner]

it is no way for unattended way

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

May work OK with Multiboot, that way u have the ua & recovery console option on the one disk. I believe the rec console in w2k may be a better option as no admin password is required.